Sticker (album)

Sticker is the third Korean-language and fourth overall studio album by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was released on September 17, 2021, by SM Entertainment through Dreamus in South Korea and Virgin Music Label & Artist Services in United States. It follows their previous release, the Japanese-language EP Loveholic, released in February 2021, and their previous Korean studio album Neo Zone, released in March 2020.[6]

Sticker
Digital cover
Studio album by
NCT 127
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
Genre
Length38:43
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label
NCT 127 chronology
Loveholic
(2021)		 Sticker
(2021)
NCT chronology
Hot Sauce
(2021)		 Sticker
(2021)		 Universe
(2021)
Singles from Sticker
  1. "Sticker"
    Released: September 17, 2021
Repackage edition cover
Digital and Classic version cover
Singles from Favorite
  1. "Favorite (Vampire)"
    Released: October 25, 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB+[2]
Clash8/10[3]
IZM[4]
NME[5]

On October 25, the group released Favorite, the repackage of Sticker, which features three new tracks, including the lead single "Favorite (Vampire)".[7]

Background

On June 28, 2021, SM released a presentation on the future of the company and the comebacks of their artists. The presentation explained that NCT 127 was planning to release a third studio album and repackage before year's end.[8] At a fanmeet for the group's fifth anniversary, they confirmed the album would have a September release window.[9]

Promotion

The album was teased with a concept trailer titled "Who Is Sticker", released on August 21, which depicted the members of NCT 127 as engineering students by day[10] and computer hackers by night.[11] On August 22, SM announced the release of Sticker for September 17 on their social media accounts.[6] On September 10, NCT 127 released a playlist named "Welcome to NCT 127 Sticker, the Enhanced Playlist" exclusively on Spotify.[12]

Commercial performance

Sticker

On August 24, 2021, after just one day of availability, it was reported that Sticker had surpassed 1,329,000 pre-orders,[13] and surpassed 2.2 million pre-orders on the day of release, breaking their previous record of 530,000 pre-orders for Neo Zone.[14]

On September 24, 2021, NCT 127 broke their own record and became a double million seller, with over 2.15 million copies of Sticker being sold in just a week.[15] As of November 2021, the album has sold a total of 2.4 million copies.[16]

Favorite

On October 25, 2021, it was reported that Favorite had surpassed 1,060,000 pre-orders, making it the highest pre-ordered repackage album from SM Entertainment.[17] One week after its release, it has been reported that the album has sold 1.1 million copies, totaling the sales of Sticker to 3.58 million copies.[18]

Accolades
Awards and nominations for Sticker
Organization Year Award Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2021 Album of the Year (Daesang) Won [19]
Asian Pop Music Awards[lower-alpha 1] 2021 Best Album of the Year (Overseas) Pending [21]
Gaon Chart Music Awards 2022 Album of the Year — 4th Quarter Pending [22]
Golden Disc Awards 2022 Album Bonsang Pending [23]
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2021 Album of the Year Nominated [24]
Awards and nominations for Favorite and "Favorite (Vampire)"
Organization Year Award Result Ref.
Gaon Chart Music Awards 2022 Album of the Year — 4th Quarter Pending [25]
Song of the Year – October Pending
Sticker and Favorite on year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Harper's Bazaar The Top 15 K-Pop Albums of 2021 Favorite 7 [26]
South China Morning Post The 20 best K-pop songs of 2021 "Favorite (Vampire)" 10 [27]
The New York Times Best Albums of 2021 Sticker Placed [28]

Notes
  1. Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened on September 2019.[20]

Track listing
Sticker track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sticker"
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Dem Jointz
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:47
2."Lemonade"
  • Han Yeo-reum (Joombas)
  • Teuru (Joombas)
  • Charles "Rokman" Rhodes
  • Benji Bae
Rokman3:10
3."Breakfast"Jeong Ha-ri (Joombas)
Simon Petrén3:32
4."Focus" (Korean: 같은 시선; RR: Gateun Siseon; lit. Same Gaze)Lee Chang-hyeok
  • Jaicko Lawrence
  • Oluwayomi Emmanuel Oredein
  • Darius Michael Bryant
  • Otha "Vaskeen" Davis III
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Droyd
  • LES Alliance
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:24
5."The Rainy Night" (Korean: 내일의 나에게; RR: Naeil-ui Na-ege; lit. To Me Tomorrow)
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Hwan Yang
3:19
6."Far"Sahara (Joombas)
  • Alexander Karlsson (JeL)
  • Alexej Viktorovitch (JeL)
  • Alex Nese
JeL3:36
7."Bring the Noize"Kim Boo-min
  • sokodomo
  • Hitchhiker
  • Kim Boo-min
  • Aventurina King
  • John Fulford
Hitchhiker3:42
8."Magic Carpet Ride"
Harvey Mason Jr.3:38
9."Road Trip"
  • Le'mon (Joombas)
  • Ellie Suh (Joombas)
  • San (Vendors)
  • Erik Lidbom
  • MLC
Erik Lidbom3:35
10."Dreamer"Baek Geum-min
  • Cutfather
  • PhD
3:29
11."Promise You" (Korean: 다시 만나는 날; RR: Dasi Mannaneun Nal; lit. The Day We Meet Again)
  • ZNEE (Joombas)
  • Rick Bridges
  • Noah Conrad
  • Roland "Rollo" Spreckley
  • Tony Ferrari
  • Ryan Linvill
  • Noah Conrad
  • Ryan Linvill
3:31
Total length:38:43
Favorite track listing[29]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Favorite (Vampire)"Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
3:36
2."Sticker"
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Taeyong
  • Mark
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Dem Jointz
  • Calixte
  • Prince Chapelle
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Dem Jointz
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:47
3."Love on the Floor"Ku Tae-woo
  • Michael Jiminez
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Dylan Huling
  • Timothy "BOS" Bullock
  • Hautboi Rich
Timothy "BOS" Bullock3:38
4."Lemonade"
  • Han Yeo-reum (Joombas)
  • Teuru (Joombas)
  • Charles "Rokman" Rhodes
  • Benji Bae
Rokman3:10
5."Breakfast"Jeong Ha-ri (Joombas)
  • Simon Petrén
  • Andreas Öberg
  • Ninos Hanna
Simon Petrén3:32
6."Pilot"
  • minGtion
  • JUNNY
  • minGtion
  • JUNNY
minGtion3:29
7."Focus" (Korean: 같은 시선; RR: Gateun Siseon; lit. Same Gaze)Lee Chang-hyeok
  • Jaicko Lawrence
  • Oluwayomi Emmanuel Oredein
  • Darius Michael Bryant
  • Otha "Vaskeen" Davis III
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Droyd
  • LES Alliance
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:24
8."The Rainy Night" (Korean: 내일의 나에게; RR: Naeil-ui Na-ege; lit. To Me Tomorrow)
  • Jung Yoon-hwa
  • Seo Hye-ri
  • Softserveboy
  • Sqvare
  • Hwan Yang
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Hwan Yang
3:19
9."Far"Sahara (Joombas)
  • Alexander Karlsson (JeL)
  • Alexej Viktorovitch (JeL)
  • Alex Nese
JeL3:36
10."Bring the Noize"Kim Boo-min
  • sokodomo
  • Hitchhiker
  • Kim Boo-min
  • Aventurina King
  • John Fulford
Hitchhiker3:42
11."Magic Carpet Ride"Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Harvey Mason Jr.
  • Patrick "J. Que" Smith
  • Britt Burton
  • Dewain Whitmore
Harvey Mason Jr.3:38
12."Road Trip"
  • Le'mon (Joombas)
  • Ellie Suh (Joombas)
  • San (Vendors)
  • Erik Lidbom
  • MLC
Erik Lidbom3:35
13."Dreamer"Baek Geum-min
  • Mich Hansen
  • Daniel Heloy Davidsen
  • Daniel Davidsen (PhD)
  • Peter Wallevik (PhD)
  • Boy Matthews
  • Asia Whiteacre
  • Cutfather
  • PhD
3:29
14."Promise You" (Korean: 다시 만나는 날; RR: Dasi Mannaneun Nal; lit. The Day We Meet Again)
  • ZNEE (Joombas)
  • Rick Bridges
  • Noah Conrad
  • Roland "Rollo" Spreckley
  • Tony Ferrari
  • Ryan Linvill
  • Noah Conrad
  • Ryan Linvill
3:31
Total length:49:34

Charts

Certifications and sales
Sticker
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[55]
Sticker 		2× Million 2,486,423[56][57]
South Korea (KMCA)[58]
Favorite 		3× Platinum 919,437[56]
South Korea
Favorite Kihno version 		— 231,958[56]

Release history
Release dates and formats for Sticker
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various September 17, 2021
SM [59]
South Korea CD ('Sticky' and jewel case general version) [60]
United Kingdom [61]

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